Removing A Riser Card Assembly - IBM x3550 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Removing a riser card assembly

To remove a riser assembly, complete the following steps.
PCI Express Adapter
PCI adapter
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords; then,
3. If an adapter is installed in the riser card assembly, disconnect any cables
4. Grasp the riser-card assembly at the rear edge and lift to remove the riser-card
5. Remove the adapter, if one is present, from the riser card assembly.
6. If you are instructed to return the riser card assembly, follow all packaging
Expansion slot 2
on page 39.
remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 42).
connected to the adapter.
assembly.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Expansion
slot cover
Expansion
Riser-card
slot 1
assembly
Riser card
connector
Expansion
slot cover
Adapter
support
bracket
Riser-card
assembly
Riser-card
connector
Chapter 4. Removing and replacing server components
Adapter
support
bracket
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